Police in Rabat disperse protest against Covid-19 pass

Police in Rabat disperse protest against Covid-19 pass
Sunday 24 October 2021 - 12:53

Moroccan authorities on Sunday dispersed a group of people who tried to hold a protest outside the parliament building in the capital to denounce the country’s recent decision to mandate Covid-19 vaccination proof.

Demonstrators chanted ” no to passport,” slogans, calling the government to back on the decision that could hamper at least 5 million eligible unvaccinated population from accessing administrations, public spaces and travel between cities.

Police officers in riot gear were mobilized to push protesters away from parliament in Rabat, and made arrests according to Hespress journalists on the scene. A wider public condemnation of the decision is voiced in a petition signed by over 30,000 people asking the government reconsider the pass.

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